Tess McPherson consultant dermatologist, Churchill Hospital, Dermatology, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK My mother, the general practitioner Ann McPherson, was passionate about a change in the UK law on assisted dying. This was a lifelong mission, and as a child I was aware of her honest approach to death. Few [...]

General practitioner and health communicator who campaigned for assisted dying. Born on June 22, 1945, in London, UK, she died of pancreatic cancer in Oxford, UK, on May 28, 2011, aged 65 years. A career as a much sought-after carer of women in Oxford is not what general practitioner (GP) Ann [...]

A Missouri lawmaker has proposed what ranks among the most anti-evolution legislation in recent years, which would require schools to notify parents if “the theory of evolution by natural selection” was being taught at their child’s school and give them the opportunity to opt out [...]

Researchers in Switzerland, where assisted suicide is legal, have conducted a study – published online in the International Journal of Epidemiology today – that shows assisted suicide is more common in women, the divorced, those living alone, the more educated, those with no religious [...]